Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) Virginia Woolf (neiupõlvenimega Virginia Stephen) sündis 1882. aasta märtsis Londonis, viktoriaanlikus kodanlasperekonnas. Woolfi isa Leslie Stephen oli tuntud literaat, ema Julia Duckworth (Jackson) kuulus oma erakordse ilu ja ennastsalgavuse poolest. Tal oli kuus (pool)õde-venda. Perekonnal olid laialdased sidemed kunsti- ja kirjandusringkondades. Iga võimaliku hetke veetis teadmishimuline tüdruk isa suurepärases raamatukogus tuhnides ja kirjutamisannet katsetades. Virginia jumaldatud ja tark isa pidas õigemaks kodus antavat haridust. Ta oli tütre igapäevane vestluskaaslane nende tunde vältavates analüütilistes aruteludes. Pealegi ei saanud vaimukuse ja loovusega hiilgav Virginia oma soo tõttu astuda ülikooli nagu tema kaks venda. Hilisemas elus suurt mõju avaldasid Woolfile aga eeskätt lapsena kogetud tragöödiad. 1895. aastal suri Woolfi ema, 1897. aastal poolõde Stella Duckworth, Aastal 1891 pandi tema 21-...
English literature is one of the oldest literatures in Europe; dates back to the 6th century AD. Oral literature, i.e. not written down, spread from person to person. In 449 AD Anglo-‐Saxon tribes invaded England – beginning of the Anglo-‐Saxon period in English literature. The first form of literature was folklore, carried by scops and gleemen, who sang in alliterative verse (a kind of simple poetry). Prose developed much later. The first form of recorded English literature was the epic Beowulf, which was produced sometime near the end of the 7th and beginning of the 8th century. It has no ...
Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable characters, and achieved massive worldwide popularity in his lifetime. Charles Dickens was born in Landport, Portsmouth in Hampshire, the second of eight children to John Dickens n 7 February 1812. The 12-year-old Dickens began working ten hour days in a Warren's boot-blacking factory. In May 1827, Dickens began work in the office of Ellis and Blackmore as a law clerk. At the age of seventeen, he became a court stenographer and, in 1830, met his first love, Maria Beadnell. Maria's parents disapproved of the courtship and effectively ended the relationship when they sent her to school in Paris. In 1834, Dickens became a political journalist, reporting on pa...
British Literature in the 20th-21st Century REVISION QUESTIONS 1. The Contradictory, diverse, chaotic 20th century. New developments in science and philosophy. The essence and influence of Freudian theory. Contradictory, diverse, chaotic 20th c- simultaneous rejection and invocation of the past. While modernists apotheosized the creative geniuses of the past, they also rejected old poetic forms. Challenge old and established beliefs and more and more people had access to books and education more people went to universities. profound change in morals: · No universal value and perspective on things · Multiple truths, multiple perspectives · Nothing has inherent (kaasasündinud, sisemist) importance · Life lacks purpose Science: Albert Einstein-general theory of relativity had a huge impact on culture as well. Everything is relative. Philosophy:...
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